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  • Antenna Support Rope, 3/16" 500', Black, Round, 100% Dacron Polyester Rope

    • Antenna Support Rope, 3/16" 500', Black, Round, 100% Dacron Polyester Rope

    MSRP: $59.95
    $53.95
    (You save $6.00 )
    (10 reviews) Write a Review
    SKU:
    DACROPE-B-316-500
    Availability:
    In Stock Shipping Today!
    Weight:
    4.75 LBS
    Width:
    6.00 (in)
    Height:
    6.00 (in)
    Depth:
    6.00 (in)
    Shipping:
    Free Shipping
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    Product Description

         

    DIPOLE, INVERTED V, LONGWIRE,
    OR OTHER ANTENNA SUPPORT ROPE
    500 FEET, 3/16" BLACK, ROUND, 100% POLYESTER ROPE
     

     

    Our Polyester rope features:

    • Excellent UV and abrasion resistance.

    • Won't rot like cotton and other materials.

    • Low stretch (very important when supporting antennas).

    • It's strong (much stronger than Polypropylene).

    • It's soft and very easy to work with.

    • Round Design Works Great With Pulleys.
      Flat rope is very difficult to use on pulleys.

    Common uses include;

    • Tents

    • Marine

    • Trotline

    • Awnings

    • Farm

    • Flagpole Rope

    • Antenna Support Rope such as

      • Dipole

      • Inverted V

      • Longwire (random length) antenna

    3/16" rope is the perfect size for supporting large ham radio wire antennas.

     

    Polyester is the best choice for antenna support rope or any outside application where strength, less stretch, UV and abrasion resistance is important.

    • Unlike Nylon, Polyester Rope is less elastic and therefore stretches much less. In fact Nylon Rope will stretch anywhere from 15 – 25% percent at it’s break point. Polyester on the other hand will normally stretch from 5 – 10%, at it's break point.

    • Nylon absorbs water and is 10-20% weaker when wet. Polyester is not affected by water and maintains its strength when wet.

    • Polyester Rope has better UV resistance, and is more abrasion resistant than nylon.

    • Polypropylene cost less but has limited resistance to ultraviolet light and is susceptible to friction.

    DacRope® is 100% Polyester. Some rope manufacturers use a blend of polyester and other materials such as nylon or polypropylene and call it polyester because it has a polyester sleeve.

    Rope is only as durable as its weakest component. Before you purchase rope, always ask if it is 100% polyester.

     

    Material

    100% Polyester (Marine Grade)

    Size

    3/16" Diameter

    Color

    Black

    Length

    500 Feet (Spool)

    Break Strength

    770 Lbs

    UV Resistant

    Yes


     

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    • 5
      Dacron rope

      Posted by Peter George on 1st Oct 2021

      The dacron polyester rope works really well for hanging wire antennas. I have been using this stuff for several years and it holds up really well.

    • 5
      Excellent wire antenna rope DacRope

      Posted by Mike W5MP on 20th Sep 2021

      I recently bought a 500 feet spool of DacRope from The Ham Shop. It's flexible, UV resistant and is plenty strong to support my 120 feet long dipole up 75 feet between 2 tall pine trees. Thanks to The Ham Shop for making this fine product available. W5MP

    • 5
      3/16 DacRope

      Posted by Geoffrey Armstead on 5th Sep 2020

      Great price excellent value great customer service its a pleasure doing business with the Ham Shop

    • 5
      3/16 Antenna Support Rope

      Posted by James Neal Pruitt on 18th May 2020

      Best price I could find for this size rope

    • 5
      3/16" DacRope

      Posted by Gus on 1st May 2020

      This support rope is an excellent value, and I use it to guy all my antennas. I also use it in pulleys to hoist wire antennas on masts. Stands up well to the weather.

    • 5
      Great customer service

      Posted by Unknown on 28th Apr 2020

      A shipping glitch but soon got it corrected. Great rope for holding antennas up. And thanks for the insulators.

    • 5
      3/16 Dacrope

      Posted by Unknown on 21st Jan 2017

      exelent rope,this rope makes a great replacement rope for lawnmores and other pull start things.

    • 5
      Great Value

      Posted by Unknown on 9th Jan 2016

      Great value for an excellent product. VERY prompt shipping and very fare shipping costs

    • 4
      antenna rope

      Posted by Dan on 17th Oct 2015

      I love the rope , the only thing I did not like was the shipping fee, I did not need this rope with priority shipping and paying $15.00 to ship $45.00 worth of rope bothered me a little but I did not feel like canceling my order at the very end, so more shipping options would make me very happy........ .........THEHAMSHOP Reply......... Hello Dan, Thanks Very Much for your business. We appreciate your feedback and based on your suggestion, we have made some changes to our shipping options. THS

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